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It can be tracedto the city of Mecca, Arabia, where the word God was revealed to the prophet Muhammed in the early 600s A.D.

What are the Shari’a and what does the term mean?

The laws of Islam, and it means “the path to follow”

What are the two primary and two secondary sources of Islamic law?

Primary

Qur’an: Muslim holy book

Sunnah: Customs sanctioned by Muhammad

Secondary

Consensus: Agreement among members of the Muslim community Analogical Reasoning: Applying existing rules to a new situation that is similar to an existing situation

Under Islamic law who can be considered a victim?

Only God and the individual

What are the three categories of crime under Islamic law?

Hudad; offenses against God and the public good. Qur’an

Quesas; offenses against individuals, either resulting in death or in serious physical harm. Qur’an and Sunnah

Ta’zir; offenses that harm society or individuals but for which the punishments are not specified in the Qur’an or Sunnah. Religious authorities decide these offenses and a judge decides their corresponding punishments

What offenses are considered Hudud offenses?

Those for which the offense and the penalty are explicitly defined in the Qur’an

How does the Islamic law approach to murder differ from that in common law or civil law traditions?

What is honor killing and how does Islamic law respond to honor killing?